Hi Neel,
Welcome to your personalized Grit Lab Report!
We will go week by week, reviewing everything you have told us through Poll Everywhere.
We hope this will help you reflect on what you have learned and experienced during Grit Lab.
Important note!
Sometimes, you may not have been able to respond to all polls.
If the data for one of the polls is missing, the automatic report will display NA, or ““.
Okay, let’s get started!
The first half of Grit Lab delves deep intp the passion facet of Grit.
We like to call it Choose Easy, because we think gritty people pursue what they enjoy.
Putting it graphically, gritty people tend to pursue the intersection of these four circles.
The first time we met, you told us where you were on the grit rubric.
Regarding passion you picked Stage 2: I have 2 or 3 emerging interests but am unsure how to figure out which one to pursue .
Regarding perseverance you picked .
As you know, grit grows, so don’t worry if you are not yet where you’d like to be in your grit journey.
Hopefully, this class will help you become grittier each day.
In week 2, we looked at your interests.
Interest is an emotion, and it is the opposite of boredom.
Your interests are the activities or subjects that spontaneously grab your attention.
Trying things out and seeing how you feel is the best way to refine your interests.
In week 3, we studied values, your beliefs about what is important.
You said your top three values were benevolence, achievement, and self-direction.
You wrote a “This I Believe” essay, and here’s where you located it on Schwartz’s value taxonomy.
When we talked about strengths in week 4, you said your personality strength was agreeableness.
You said your top three talents were spiritual, analytic, and social.
We then talked about goal hierarchies.
You said you had a pretty good idea about your top-level goal.
We discussed self-concordance, or how much a goal aligns to your deeply held values and beliefs.
A goal you said you will be pursuing for the next six months is to becoming more present .
Here is how self-concordant that goal was:
Don’t worry if your self-concordance for that particular goal is low.
It might mean that you need to reframe that goal in a way that makes it more relevant to your deep self, or change it!
Remember that self-concordance is goal specific, so other goals might be more self-concordant.
We then transitioned to the second part of Grit Lab:
Work Smart
In week 6, we looked at goal setting and planning.
You WOOPed!
For your Wish, what you wanted to accomplish, you said sleep before midnight .
For your Outcome, what would happen if your wish came true, you said Feeling more energized .
For you Obstacle, what it is within you that stands in your way, you said Overworking .
For your Plan, you created this when-then plan to achieve your goal: When the clock strikes midnight I’ll get ready for bed .
Whether you changed your WOOP or stuck to that one, here’s where it landed between being a total fail, and going exactly according to plan.
And here’s how much you learned
These goals are hard, and despite our best efforts, our plans can fail.
The important thing is that you learn something along the way!
In week 7, we talked about deliberate practice.
You shared you’ve done daily practice in meditation .
We learned that deliberate practice requires a challenging, hyperspecific goal, maximum concentration, instant feedback, and is often done alone.
In week 8, we discussed feedback.
Even though feedback can be hard to take, it is often the key to improve. So if you want to improve, seek it actively!
You said you felt loser when receiving critical feedback, and loser when receiving positive feedback.
We then turned to learning about stress.
In week 9, you reported feeling a moderate amount of stress in your life right now, the primary source of it being social .
We also talked about adversity and failure.
Although related, adversity and failure are different:
Adversity happens to us, whereas failure is something for which we are generally more responsible.
However, how we interpret stress and failure matters…
Interestingly, research has found that people who believe that stress can facilitate learning and growth experience enhanced performance, well-being, and health.
And failure—not achieving a particular goal—can be interpreted as “I’m learning!” and lead you to look for the lesson in that experience.
We closed the Work Smart section of the class by talking about habits.
Throughout the semester, you practice habit building using your Build-A-Habit Guide book.
You describe the habit you chose as Health .
Whether you were successful in habit building or not, this is how much you learned.
Finally, what good is grit if we do not dream for others?
So, we transitioned to Paying it Forward.
In week 10, we looked at mentors: role models that take an active role in your growth.
Hopefully, your mentor was authoritative, being both supportive and demanding.
Here’s how you described them:
You also wrote a gratitude letter to Parent .
In one word, you said it made you feel happy .
One way of paying it forward is having a prosocial, beyond-the-self purpose. Here’s how you responded to items assessing that.
… and so quickly we arrived at the end of the semester.
Here’s how your mood varied over these weeks.
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Do you notice any patterns? Is there anything that correlates with your mood?
Here you can scroll through all the quotes you wrote to summarize each class.
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| Success is a journey, not a destination |
| Interests spontaneously engage your attention |
| move in the direction toward people who you look up to |
| goal hierarchies enable harmony and reduce xondlixt |
| When cue then action |
| experts continually engage in deliberate practice |
| Praise publicly criticize privately |
| your brain can change during your whole life |
| change your box number 1 (situation/system) for something |
| "The unheard cry for meaning" is man's biggest problem |
In the final class, we looked back to everything we’ve learned together and to how our passion and perseverance evolved during this class.
Here are the comments from your Grit Lab Teammates:
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| Kyulee Kim |
| Neel brings a bright energy to our team that significantly contributes to our positive team dynamics. His easy-going nature makes him approachable, fostering an environment where open communication thrives. Neel's exceptional listening skills during team discussions ensure that everyone's perspectives are heard and valued. His ability to facilitate conversations always made our team discussions enjoyable. Neel is also very gritty and ambitious, consistently executing tasks with dedication, which I observed through his discovery project.
Through his discovery project, Neel demonstrated his leadership and organizational skills by organizing the Wharton World Cup, a school-wide event. Neel's admirable initiative in organizing this event showed not only his passion for soccer but also his commitment to creating meaningful experiences within the community. As someone who had the opportunity to witness the event, it was evident how much effort Neel put into its execution, resulting in its remarkable success. Additionally, his organization of random lunches for community building further highlighted his passion for community building.
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| Allison Xiao |
| Neel is boundlessly optimistic. Whenever we were given the task to do a good deed for someone, Neel was always the first to volunteer. He is kind and warm, especially people he doesn’t know that well. Over this course, Neel has provided countless opportunities for people to come together and do something they would never do on their own. I truly believe he does see the best in everyone, and not only that, he tries to help everyone become a better version of themselves.
I really loved how your Discovery Project incorporated so many things under the same umbrellas entrepreneurship and community building! It’s honestly inspiring to see the initiatives and events you’re able to put together. You have an unrelenting urge to build community and it really came across in your actions. Just from these short months of getting to know you, I can see that you have a bright future ahead of you!! |
| Jayden Khuu |
| Neel consistently brings an invigorating spark to each weekly meeting, an attribute greatly admired by his teammates. His fervent passion for entrepreneurship not only stands out but also serves as a source of inspiration. Neel’s dedication and commitment to his entrepreneurial ventures are commendable, rekindling a similar passion that once burned brightly in his colleagues. Furthermore, Neel’s fond reminiscences of his childhood friends in Oregon bring a heartwarming element to the team dynamics. These stories, filled with joy and nostalgia, not only brighten the atmosphere but also resonate deeply, reminding others of their own cherished memories. Above all, Neel is recognized as an exceptional teammate and supporter. His consistent encouragement and recognition of hard work significantly uplift his colleagues, often brightening their days and reinforcing the value of their efforts.
Regarding Neel’s presentation on the Wharton World Cup, it was met with immense pride and admiration from his team. The project, which had been a topic of discussion since week three, successfully came to fruition under Neel's visionary leadership. His ability to turn a concept into a tangible event was truly remarkable. Notably, Neel exhibited commendable courage by approaching Angela for the promotion of the event, a move that was highly respected by his team. Moreover, the event provided an excellent platform for engaging in insightful curiosity conversations. Neel’s presentation not only showcased his project management and leadership skills but also highlighted his capacity to engage and connect with a diverse audience, making the Wharton World Cup a resounding success. |
We hope you have emerged from Grit Lab a little grittier than you started.
Do you want to see how your grit rubric changed?
Drumroll please…
Don’t worry if the rubric doesn’t yet reflect growth. It is only a coarse measure that cannot replace your own self-reflection.
In any case, grit is not built in a day…
…remember that progress is never smooth…
…so stay passionate and persevering in the lifelong quest of choosing easy, working smart, and paying it forward.
With grit and gratitude,
Angela and the Grit Lab team.